The boy accused of murdering 15-year-old Holly Newton is on his ninth day giving evidence.
A teenager who earlier said he stabbed a girl because he was "angry" at her has now said that admission was a lie, a court has heard.
The boy had followed Holly for the best part of an hour after she left school with friends on 27 January 2023, the court has heard. But on the fifth day of his cross-examination by prosecutor David Brooke KC, the boy said it was "true" he was "angry" with Holly when he attacked her. Having shown he understood, the youth said "probably", and when asked by Mr Brooke if that meant yes, the boy said: "Yes."
The boy said he wanted the trial "over and done with" and he had "just kind of given up" on it and "fighting for the truth". He said according to witnesses, the boy was on top of Holly stabbing her repeatedly, and after being pulled away from her once, returned to carry on the attack.Mr Brooke said the tip of the knife bent before the blade snapped off during the attack.Mr Brooke asked several more questions about the attack but the boy said he "genuinely not know" the answers as he could not remember what happened.
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